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| Stratford's Westfield shopping centre evacuated after fire | Stratford's Westfield shopping centre evacuated after fire |
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| People have been advised to avoid the area | People have been advised to avoid the area |
| People have been asked to evacuate Westfield shopping centre in east London following a fire at its multi-storey car park. | People have been asked to evacuate Westfield shopping centre in east London following a fire at its multi-storey car park. |
| London Fire Brigade said it was called to the shopping centre on Montfichet Road, Stratford, just after 16:00 BST. | |
| A spokesperson said the fire was "producing a significant amount of smoke" and asked people to avoid the area. | A spokesperson said the fire was "producing a significant amount of smoke" and asked people to avoid the area. |
| They added the shopping centre had been evacuated as a precaution. | They added the shopping centre had been evacuated as a precaution. |
| Ten fire engines have been sent to the scene | |
| The fire service added a number of vehicles were currently alight on an upper level of the car park. | The fire service added a number of vehicles were currently alight on an upper level of the car park. |
| About 70 firefighters from Stratford, Poplar, Leystonstone and surrounding fire stations, as well as ten fire engines are at the scene. | |
| A 32-metre (105ft) turntable ladder is being used to help extinguish the fire. | |
| On X, one person wrote: "Parked up in Westfield car park had security run up to us and tell us to leave straight away through fire exits could hear bangs on the way down." | |
| Another wrote they had heard explosions. |